Local Beta 5.6.5

Release Date: July 9th, 2020

Operating Systems: macOS, Windows, and Linux


Download Local 5.6.5 (Beta) for macOS

  • SHA1: 9e515fb71a7b089a8570bd79b0e990e4ab31d861

Download Local 5.6.5 (Beta) for Windows

  • SHA1: b5d058a107cb6bb4dfa6b31a7d5cc45a372fb968

Download Local 5.6.5 (Beta) as Linux deb (Ubuntu, Debian, Mint)

  • SHA1: 577df6a8fd0f6d1f8657b9c1ac6ff5de1a245678

Download Local 5.6.5 (Beta) as Linux rpm (Fedora, Red Hat Linux, CentOS)

  • SHA1: c3803fb6b7c7a88bb80295e735eaf969a10fc046

What’s New in Local Beta 5.6.5

Get ready for a feature packed release!

Default Terminal for Windows

Choose between Command Prompt (cmd) and Git Bash as your default Terminal app on Windows. Is there another terminal app you’d like to see added? Let us know

Xdebug for VS Code

Screen Shot 2020-07-09 at 4.29.26 PM
Huge shoutout to the folks at Pixel Jar for bringing one-click xdebug support to VS Code! Learn more

Improvements for Connect to WP Engine

  • Search/replace runs more reliably
  • Before pushing, a backup is created to protect your site
  • Importing WP Engine sites throws fewer errors
  • MagicSync for WP Engine mtime bug has been fixed